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Mr collins Character ReviewWe first hear of Mr Collins, one of Mr Bennets removed cousins, in a garner addressed to the family lifespan in the house which after Mr Bennets death will become his own. In this letter he sounds very pompous, irrelevantly reiterating and repeating the name of his patron, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Mr Collins is honest that he has an ulterior motive for wanting to stay at Longbourn he wishes to take the hand of one of the Bennet sisters in a marriage which would ensure that at least one daughter of Mr Bennet would remain comfortable, living at Longbourn as Mrs Collins. He does not ask to stay at Longbourn, he expects his stay to be welcomed, and even desired, by the Bennet family. I remain, dear sir, with respectful compliments to your lady and daughter this quote shows how ingratiating Mr Collins is a side of his character which the reader sees more readily during the wait of the novel. Having previously thought Mr Collins was an odious man, Mrs Bennet is quick to change her mind after Mr Collins made compliments towards her daughter (and herself) in the letter. Upon arrival at Longbourn Mr Collins assures that the young ladies I come prepared to admire. The word prepared in this quote gives the implication that Mr Collins does nonentity in a rash manner and has everything planned in what appears to be quite a sly way. Once inside the house Mr Collins begins to commend each and every item of furniture within it. Mrs Bennet would on any other occasion have been delighted at this, besides she knows that when Mr Collins entails the estate all that he admires will be his own. Mr Collins believes that by ingratiating Mrs Bennet about her house he will please her, but this begins to vex her a fair deal. The girls were not the only objects of Mr Collins desire, here we can see that Mr Collins views the girls as nothing more than materialistic, as objects. By the evening, Mr Collins is getting somewhat tiresome as he eloquently praise s his patron, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, with great vivacity and unstoppabledetermination. Lady Catherine was reckoned proud by some(prenominal) people Mr Collins cannot see that Lady Catherine is proud because he is proud himself and rates Lady Catherine very highly perhaps high enough to secure a little, or is Lady Catherines case a lot, of pride.